Characterization of chicken thrombocyte responses to Toll-like receptor ligands.

Thrombocytes are the avian equivalent to mammalian platelets. In addition to their hemostatic effects, mammalian platelets rely in part on pattern recognition receptors, such as the Toll-like receptors (TLR), to detect the presence of pathogens and signal the release of certain cytokines. Ligands fo...

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Main Authors: Michael St Paul, Sarah Paolucci, Neda Barjesteh, R Darren Wood, Karel A Schat, Shayan Sharif
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3423363?pdf=render